Think All Viruses Get Milder With Time? Not This Rabbit-Killer. - The New York Times

The myxoma virus, fatal to millions of Australian rabbits, is a textbook example of the unexpected twists in the evolution of viruses and their hosts.

Strangely, wild rabbits in Australia have not suffered the grisly fate of Dr. Reads laboratory animals. He and his colleagues suspect that the new adaptation in the viruses was a response to stronger… [+1485 chars]

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